Aspects of Side Impact Research

Abstract:

According to official statistics, road transport is one of the most dangerous and costly in terms of life and costs of hospitalization and post-accident medication. Thus, safety is a matter of great interest at national level and, perhaps internationally. Road safety on public roads in Romania is low compared to international standards. The mortality rate is more than twice the EU average. Given that road traffic and victim maintenance costs are a real economic problem, a European harmonization of the recording and assessment of events involving the bodily injuries of those involved in road events is necessary. Road events are one of the main causes of mortality in modern society. For this reason, the safety of motor vehicles has become the most important issue in their development. Road traffic injuries are a problem that can be controlled by proper attention to traffic avoidance strategies. Side impact is the second major cause of mortality and injury after frontal impact in road traffic analysis.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 896)
• Pages: 133-140
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.896.133
• Online since: February 2020
• Authors: Stefanita Ciunel*, Cristian Klement, Mihai Constantin Clinciu
• Keywords: Collision, Restitution Coefficient, Speed, Vehicle

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